Road-vehicle suspension arrangement.



F. WALTON. ROAD VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMBNT.

`APPLIOTION FILED SEPT. 9, 1909. l

Patented July 19, 1910..

UNITED S'Q FREDERICK WAI'JTN,

Application filed September 9, 2909. Seite Speccatien o1' Le'citeis Eaten?A i Hu.

'which the following is n specification.

This invention ieiziei to rond vehicle suepension arrangements of the kind set ifoith in the specification of my prior British Petent No. 12H33 0i 1908, wherein' tiiimizii nii Springs :ire ai' tinged edgewise ,o support the Weight oi the vehicle and are oi lieti e chui acter that they tend te assurfie :iii e iiiuiei' or simiioi `iiiape, the Said spiings being um supported at their inner peiiptiei'y by :my rigid connection, so that they iiie sible to change theii said Shape to a, greater or lees extent in zieeotience with the degree o timid pressure Within 'them or the extent oi i'eeiiiency possessed by the material et' which they are composed and the magnitude of the vibrations and shocks to which they are sub-A jeeted during the traveling; o the vehicle.

According to this invention the seid tu-y bular ail' springs are provided with means for supplementing theii` ies'ettiiiee to deiection. These means ooiiili iae a, eoz'iibinatioii of tension and compi-ei-, on springs which may be arranged to :ict in the capacity of Safety stops, 01 spring supports, or for suyporting the tiodj/ of the vehicle iii ti event of the total oi' partie? eeiiipfle of tti ,iiouiai' air spi'ii 'i i menne may 130miiise e ie .,.oup oi hoops eoriiiiosi-:ti stesi, wiieieioiw, o23 otite? :i L ieoiiete meteiiai, Situated within the im". i' eiireiiiiiieence of the tiibuiez eil spiii oi' eiiiioeiide1 in the meteiizii of which the mi iiie mafie.

in the ziceon'ipaiiyiiig drawingfm--mlfiie te is a eide elevation of vehicle suspe in ai" zingement provided with e tebiiifir eil' spring having means for supplementing its resistance iii accordance with this invention.. Fig. la is :i horizontal section of e pei-t et Fig. L 2 and 3 aire sections showing modified forms of the means foiisuppiemeiiting,r the iesistiinee of the tuiiiiiai :iii fing.

more -iits the tuhuiai' eii' B and C the Lipper and lower supoiting membeiathat ere respectively connected 'o the :tienne und to 'the miie the veiiieim the vehieie t'i'ziiiie and itl the axie tu the ei'angemeiit shown in f' being isiippoi Spring :imi fz, foi'ii'ied in e. iiii nee-fieri by 'heidi y to Smid; (ft2 which Qiiitiieef e perf; emi outei eiioiiii ense o, e tut-eier z n Spring. The aforesaid f'ieeifee @j elitiably iiiounteti upon pine' ii. projecting tvoiii the oppoeite sitios et' tiie Meek fl to which the iririei mais of I timings G eoii- Heated their outer emi izeiiig? eo* nee-'ted to the sed ile Shaped iiiei ,f ite device :so iii' ged in Natation to the t eii epiiiiff ii Y .5 5 that the eompieeiiion Sp1-ings i im suppe-stimo the ioati? anni the teitA eimi 'Si essiet iii pieveiit'n; the tiqibulei' :iii spring ii. from becoming ctefieeted by the action el the eeiiii'i iced? tile aforesaid comgrim'oii syringe may Liso eet in the capacity of 'ety stops, oi' spi'ig-siippoi'ts, Suppoi'tmg the body ci" the veiiieie m the event oit-tile totei ei' partiel eoiiepse of the tilbiiiiu' aix' Si,

in the erm? teniet .shown iii 'Fi iepieeesitfi VAmt hoop en.

Winti .i eieiin enti desire to eeeue by Let-- ters Patent of the Unit-eo. States is l. .in e, vobis-ie suspension ez'ieiigemeiit of iiiiei e ci'i'taed, the combination with mi mslm' nii Spring of two and two iiiiiixiini the kind described, the combination with an annnlar tubular air spring of two compression springs and two tension springs arranged at rightangles thereto withln the space slnroundcd by the `annular tubular air spring7 a block arranged to support the inner ends ot' the compression springs and to form a connection with the innei ends of the tension springs,supporting shoes carried by the outcr ends o't the compression springs 'and suddlc shaped nienibers connected to the outer ends of the tension springs and also to the tubular air-spring.

3L In ai vehicle suspension arrangement of the kind described, the combination with an annular tubulin' nir spril'lg` of two vertically arranged compression sprlngs and two horizontally arranged tension springs situated within the space surrounded by the tubular nir spring, u block formed with pockets to receive the inner ends of the compression springs and provided with connecting devices for attachment to the inner ends of the tension springs, horizontal pins projecting from two opposite sides of such block snpporting shoes carried by the outer ends of the compression springs and saddle-shaped members connected to the outer ends of the tension springs and arranged to embrace a portionof the sides and outer circumference ofthe tubular air springleeves projecting inwardly -from the saddle-shaped members and arranged to be encircled b Y the tension springs and to slide upon the e oresaidhorif zontal pins.

in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK VVALTON.

Vitnesses:

T. SELBY WARDLE, F. J. RArsoN.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature 

